First Known Use: 1873
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saccharomyces
noun sac·cha·ro·my·ces \-rō-ˈmī-(ˌ)sēz\
Definition of SACCHAROMYCES
: any of a genus (Saccharomyces of the family Saccharomycetaceae) of usually unicellular yeasts (as a brewer's yeast) that are distinguished by their sparse or absent mycelium and by their facility in reproducing asexually by budding
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Origin of SACCHAROMYCES
New Latin, from sacchar- + -myces fungus, from Greek mykēs — more at myc-
Medical Dictionary
saccharomyces
noun sac·cha·ro·my·ces \ˌsak-ə-rō-ˈmī-(ˌ)sēz\
Medical Definition of SACCHAROMYCES
1
capitalized : a genus of unicellular yeasts (as a brewer's yeast) of the family Saccharomycetaceae that are distinguished by their sparse or absent mycelium and by their facility in reproducing asexually by budding
2
plural saccharomyces : any yeast of the genus Saccharomyces
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